Political Science

US should focus on the psychology of false beliefs COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than technological fixes are needed to stop countries from spreading disinformation on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, according to two experts.…

Debates over gun regulations make headlines across the world, but there's an underground operation for weapons that has drawn very little attention - until now. Researchers from Michigan State University crept into the dark web to…

The narratives we tell about the past often feature a cast of familiar main characters: kings and rulers, warriors and diplomats -- men who made laws and fought wars, who held power over others in their own lands and beyond. When women…

Involuntary staying, a type of housing trap, is a common experience among people living on housing estates, since around 1 in 3 residents feel that they are trapped in their current residential arrangements Involuntary staying, a type of…

New book examines policymaking 'flaws' following emotional events More than a decade's worth of research has revealed how politicians manipulate highly emotional incidents like shark bites to influence public sentiment and protect their…

A 'Human Brain/Cloud Interface' will give people instant access to vast knowledge and computing power via thought alone, predict experts Imagine a future technology that would provide instant access to the world's knowledge and artificial…

April 11, 2019 --Constance A. Nathanson, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has been named a 2019 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Nathanson was one of 168…

When it comes to health care proposals, 'everything old is new again' As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a pair of health financing experts discovered that all of the current proposals -- from Medicare…

Study measures how much free online goods are worth to consumers For several decades, gross domestic product (GDP), a sum of the value of purchased goods, has been a ubiquitous yardstick of economic activity. More recently, some observers…

On April 14, NJIT will host "Steps to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World" -- an all-day conference featuring nine of the country's leading experts in nuclear weapons and policy, who will address the critical and complex nature of the nuclear…